Trailer-camp.



E. H. HABIG.

` TRAlLER CAMP. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I5.. I9l6- I Patented Feb. 917.'

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE I5 1916.

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EDWARD H. HADIG, or INDIANAroLIs, INDIANA..

TRAILER-CAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. 2o, i917.

' 'Application 'led June 15, 191.6.4 Serial No. 103,787.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD I-I. HABIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new4 and useful Improvements in Trailer-Camps,

of which the followingpis a specification.

'The object of this invention is to provide an outing tent equipment for automobile trailers which will include a vrigid canopy top always .solidly` supported butadapted easily and accurately to be raised 'and lowered at will.

The object also is to' provide lsleepingroom extensions which will be so securely anchored by connection with the canopytop that no stakes, ropes oroutside accessories for anchorage are required, and in which the weight of the occupants of the beds in said sleeping-room extensions will assist'in resisting wind-disturbances.

Another object is so to simplify the construction and arrangement that one person can raise the tent or lowerv and store it in a few m1nutes time.

I accomplish the above, and other .objects` which will hereinafter appear, by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying` drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective -view ofrmy iniproved tent in its raised position, some of the parts-being in section. Fig. 2 is'awiew in side elevation of same on alarger scale, packed in a trailer, parts being broken away to'show the inner construction. Fig.- 3 is a perspe tive view of one of the jointed standard which are hinged at the' joints, but here'shown locked in rigid operative position, with lateral shelf and diagonal brace also in place, and Figs. 4 and 5 show4 the manner' of attachment of the-shelf and brace to the purlin or side-bar. v

Like characters of reference indicate'like iparts throughout the several views`-ofLA the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the bed 6 of the trailer is supported on springs by an axle mounted on two wheels 7 in the usual way, land the trailer is adapted to be attached by a suitable coupling (not shown) to the reach or axle of an automobile. Slidingly secured to and under the bottom of the bed are drawers 8, on each side of the axle, to be finished as'ice chest and other carrying receptacles. The dimensions of the bed 6 are ample to receive two double spring beds 9 and mattresses 10 when packed for transportation, as shown in Fig. 2. Ateach ofthe four lcorners of the bed, resting upon the loorand'bolted securely to the sides,

are the standards 11, all of like construction slatted top covered with heavy rubber-coated cloth to make it absolutely water and weather-proof, instead of relying upon the clothof a tent for this middle part which lis in use all of the time as a roofcover,-that. is, whether the inventionv isopen or folded. A. channel-bar 15 is fastened rigidly to the upper portion ofthe lower section 16 of the standard 11, and the lower end of the next higher section 17 is'hinged in it by a cross-bolt 18. The .joint is made rigid by a removable pin 18, which passes through the channelbar and the section, as shown in Fig. 3. The section 19, between 17 and 12, is secured 'to each of the latter by the respective strap-hinges 20 and 21 thefirst von the outer side and the-last on the inner side of the standard yso the two middle sections 17 and 19 will fold inwardly or in the direction shown in Fig.h '2 when the job is folded. A channellbar 15` is 'attached rigidly to the section 17 and receives the member 19 which is locked therein by a pin 181 to make the joint rigid. When folded, the sections 17 v trailer, between the mattresses'and lowered ',canopy, from falling out in transit.

In use, the beds and mattresses' 9, 10, are placed outside of and alongside the trailer body 6, as shown, with one long dimension bed 6, where itis retainedby lugs 20. Legs 21, hinged to the outer rails of the bed- -frame support the beds in horizontal position `for use..

Tent-curtains 22 form roof extensions and 19 lie above the sides of the bed, where of each bed-frame resting on the side of the v over' thebeds. They have gromets along f their upperfedges to lreceive'hooks in the frame 14, ofthe canopy-deck to which they are thereby attached. The curtains vhave outer l' USG.

assist in resistingwind pressure which 4might blow the tent down.

To provide more room particularly above the rear portions of the bed, lI support the canvas on apurlin or side-bar 25, which is.

supported at the desired height above the braces 27.l A loop 28 riveted to the stand-r ard, supports ay removable bracket 29, on which the inner end of shelf 26 rests. A screw-eye 30 in the end of the shelf 26 removably engages a-.hook depending from the side-bar or purlin 25, and the outer edge of the'shelf contacts the` brace 27.. The inner end ofthe latter terminates ith a hooked ,-bar 31, which slips into a loop 28,

similar to the one for the shelf. The outer end of the-'brace has a dowel pin 32, which 'enters' a suitable hole in the side-bar 25.

The shelves are notched to receive the standards at the corners of the shelves.

The curtains 22 have integral end-liaps 33 to close the ends of the tent. Windows 34 may be built in the tent-cover at any vsuitable location, for ventilationl and light,

if desired. l

The tail-board 4:1, of the trailer, is hinged in the usual manner to the end of the body, and has a step-board 40 hinged to it and supported by chains when down in positionl for Legs 39 are placed between the/tailv b'oardand standards 11. They rest upon the ground' andhave a series of notches 38 near their upper endsfto receive b ails 37, hinged to the adjacent standards, andcaught into, the appropriate one ofsaid notches as the varying level of the ground mayA require. These .legs act as stops to keep the tailboard in its vlowered position from swings ing under the trailer by the application of weght on the ste| 40. y

en the 'device is folded, as shown in Fig. 2, the top sections 12y of the `standards enter the channel-bars 15, thereby rigidly holding the canopy-deck inits lowered position. l.It will also be` -noted that the beds and mattressesare placed on rods 36 which are supportedby the sides'nf the trailer-bed at a considerable distance above the door. This lleaves a space below 'for suitcases and camp accessories. The top mattress is retained against lateral displacement by the folded sections 17 and. 19- Aof the standards.

yfecurecl vto the deck are side cuitains bed-rail by shelves 26 and diagonal i,aie,ese

A which fasten to the body 6, by buttons 35, This when the outfit is packed for travel.. D

While l have described my invention with 'more or less minuteness as regards details of construction and arrangement and as being embodied in vcertain precise forms, l do not desire to be limited thereto unduly or any more than is pointed out in the claims. On the contrary, I contemplate all proper changes in form, construction, and arrangement, the omission of immaterial elements, and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may .suggest or necessity render expedient.

I claim;-

1'. lThe combination, with a trailer having a bed, of a rigid canopy-deck covering the bed, standards securing the deck to the bed, saidv standards being transverselyy divided hinged sections adjustable in length to raise and lower the deck, spring sleeping beds one side of each of which is supported by the trailer-bed, legs supporting the other sides, and tent curtains secured to the deckand eX- tending over the sleeping beds and'secured to the legs below the bed.

2.' The combination, with a ffailer having a bed, of la rigidlcanopy-deck covering the bed standards securin the deck to the bed, said standards being in adjustable jointed membersto vary the lengths of the standards and raise and lower the deck, spring sleeping beds one side of each of which is supported by the trailer-bed, legs supporting the other sides, tent curtains secured to the deck and extending over the sleeping beds and secured to the legs of the bed and purlins supported from the standards, over which said tent curtains are stretched.

3. The combination, with a trailer having a bed, of a rigid canopy-deck covering the bed, standards in a plurality' of transversely divided members hinged together at their joints and securing the deck to the bed,l

sleeping beds outside of the trailer-bed, legs partly supporting the sleeping beds, and tent curtains secured to the deck and extending over the sleeping beds and secured to thelegs of the latter.

4. The combination, with a trailer having a bed, of a canopy-deck covering thebed, standards connecting thebed with thedeck said standards being in sections hinged together for folding to vary the height of the deck, means to make the joints rigid, sleeping beds suplported laterally outside of and in part by t e trailer bed, legs also supporting the sleeping beds, and tent curtains secured to the deck and extendin over the sleeping beds and secured to the egs of the latter.

A 5. Thev combination, with a trailer bed, of a canopy covering the bed and standards connecting the bed with the canopy, said standards being in four transversely divided that the two middle sections will fold together to shorten the standards and lower the canopy, and means to make the joints rigid when not broken. l D

6. The combination, with a trailer bed, of

a canopy covering the bed, standards in a.v

plurality of transversely divided sections hinged together at the joints the lower section being rigidly attached to the trailer bed and the upper section being rigidlyl attached to the canopy and the mi dle sections coming together longitudinally whenv folded to shorten the standards and lower the canopy, and means to make the joints rigid when not broken, one of said means being secured to the lowest section and receiving the end of the highest section when the canopy is in its lowest position.

. 7. The combination, with a trailer bed, of a canopy covering the bed, standards a plurality of transversely divided sections hinged together at the joints, the lower sections bein bed and t e upper ones to the canopy and the intermediate sections coming together longitudinally when the standards are folded to lower-the canopy, and means to make the joints rigid when not broken comprising channel bars rigidly secured to one section and overlapping the other and removablepins through the bar and overlapped member.

8. The combination, with a trailer bed, of

a rigid canopy covering the bed, standards in folding sections connecting the corners of the trailer bed with the corners of the canopy, sleeping beds supported outside of and laterally of the trailer bed, tent Acovers fastened to the canopy and roofing the sleeping beds, purlins over the outer edges of the sleeping beds over which the tent covers pass and means to support the purlins from the rigidly fastened to the trailer standards comprising detachable diagonal braces.l v v l 9. .The combination, with a ltrailer bed, of a rigid canopy coveringthe bed, standards connecting the corners of the trailer bed with the corners of the canopy, sleeping beds supported laterally and outside of the trailer bed, tent roof extensions fastened to the canopy, purlins above the outer edges of the sleeping beds over which 'the tent roof extensions pass and means to support the purlins from the standards comprising 4detachable horizontal members and lower diagonal braces. y A

10. In a camping outfit, the combination with a trailer-bed and sleeping beds and mattresses, of rods supported above the floor of the trailer-bed by the sides of the latter upon which rods the sleeping beds and matl `tresses are placed forstorage and transportation, and standards at each of the four corners of thetrailer-bed in jointed sections some of which when folded extend longitudinally of the trailer-bed above the sides thereof to aid in retaining said sleeping-beds and mattresses.

vlll'The combination with a trailer-bed,

hails ,hinged in the ends of said bed, anda legs between the tail-board and trailer-bed having notches to receive' said bail.

12. The combination with a trailer-bed and bails hinged to the ends ofl the bed, Aof legs placed invertical positions against the l ends of the bed, said legs having a series of tail-board hinged to the end of the bed, of

this 29th day of! May, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

EDWARD H. HABIG. [1.. s.] 

